Arabis procurrens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Arabis |
Species: | A. procurrens
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Binomial name | |
Arabis procurrens | |
Synonyms | |
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi |
Arabis procurrens, the running rockcress or spreading rock cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a spreading evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial, forming a dense mat of foliage, with loose racemes of white flowers in spring, suitable for cultivation in the alpine garden. [1]
The specific epithet procurrens means "spreading underground". [2]
The cultivar Arabis procurrens 'Variegata', with white-edged leaves, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3]
This species is listed as invasive in Belgium, the Czech Republic and the United States of America. [4]